SOURCE: Rick Steves Travel Blog
DATE: Sat, 10 Oct 2020 17:41:34 +0000
FULL PUBLICATION: https://blog.ricksteves.com/blog/grunewald-isenheim-altarpiece/

This altarpiece was painted for a medieval hospital, which specialized in patients suffering from horrible skin diseases. Before the age of painkillers, suffering patients could gaze on this great work of art and feel that Jesus understood their distress. As America continues to suffer crisis upon crisis, it has never been more important to broaden … Continue reading "Daily Dose of Europe: Grünewald’s Isenheim Altarpiece"